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80
The setlist for Dive balances several old A-sides against a welter of new material, all of it crisp and gorgeous.
14y
70
If that nicely detailed tranquility is Dive's biggest selling point, it also exposes a nagging flaw, which is a lack of tension.
14y
One thing to remember about 2011 was it was the height of trap and dubstep in so many ways. With everything in the EDM space moving toward high energy explosions and dazzling spectacle, Tycho offered an antidote. It was a cure to modern life that needed a modern solution. Sure did it become the official music for people to set up to before Yoga... yes... but does that make it bad? It's influence is far stretching and it's ingredients pull from an eclectic and fresh repository that ... read more
tycho has some very good atmosphere throughout this album, and it proves to be its biggest selling point. if you want to turn your brain off and get lost in sound, this is a very good album to do so with
Listening to this in the morning is peak life 💯💯
Favs: A Walk, Hours, Ascension.
In the 5 years it took to make Dive, Tycho went through a couple of changes that would really improve his work and help him form an identity of his own. One of the most important of these changes was the inclusion of live instrumentation, like guitars, giving more texture and depth to the sound, that would eventually lead to the Tycho project transforming into a trio, although still masterminded by Scott Henson. Lots of eclectic influences, other than Boards of Canada obviously, like post-rock ... read more
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